1936 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 1936 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1936 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach Gene McEver, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished in seventh place in the SoCon.

1936 Davidson Wildcats football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–4 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Gene McEver (1st season)
Home stadium	Richardson Field

1936 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Duke $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
North Carolina	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Furman	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maryland	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Clemson	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Davidson	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
VPI	4	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Richmond	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	2
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19		vs. Duke	World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	L 0–13	15,000
September 26		at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 6–2	10,000
October 3		at Navy*	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 6–19
October 10		VMI	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	W 38–13
October 24		The Citadel	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	W 21–0	6,000
October 31		at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 13–14	9,000
November 7		North Carolina	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	L 6–26	11,000
November 14	2:30 p.m.	vs. Centre*	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC	W 27–0	5,000
November 26		Wake Forest	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	W 19–6	11,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time